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Travel search within Facebook to find flights to see friends

By Kevin May | November 1, 2011

Here is an interesting idea being developed by Russian travel search startup Jizo to tap into the social graph in Facebook to help people search for flights to see their friends. Read More

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Social media not important for 40% of holidaymakers

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2011

The power of the online crowd has little impact on almost 40% of holidaymakers according to research released today. Read More

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The big travel technology question: is the industry ready for the IT Spring?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 31, 2011

Long term IT contracts were once the norm around the travel industry - but with the rapid change of IT structure occurring today, especially with the evolution of Big Data, this is beginning to change. Read More

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In defence of hotels charging for wifi access

By Viewpoints | October 25, 2011

Discussion about hotel WiFi fees has become so inflamed you'd think dictators and human rights violations were involved. Read More

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New web domains will not travel far, but other storms brewing on the horizon

By Viewpoints | October 18, 2011

I have recently been asked if the new global Top Level Domains will change or devalue the prices of existing domain names? My answer is always the same: a clear and resounding "no". Read More

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Why we dumped the Google Plus button from the front page of our travel search site

By Viewpoints | October 13, 2011

It was, unfortunately, bound to happen. PLUS ONE NO MORE. We removed the option to "+1" our front page today. Read More

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How airlines use Twitter - September 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | October 12, 2011

Latest monthly report from Eezeer outlining the activity of airlines around the world on Twitter, with Southwest taking the accolade of most public tweets received by a carrier. Read More

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Expedia wins social media test, but VisitBritain gets 1,000 reactions every Facebook message

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2011

A great social media monitoring snapshot from Experian Hitwise shows how the top travel brands are engaged in social media. Read More

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Six myths of air travel search on the web

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 6, 2011

Facebook, at a recent travel conference in the US, suggested its role as one of being in the "happiness business". Read More

You, Apple and Steve Jobs

By Gene Quinn | October 6, 2011

Steve Jobs knew what you wanted in a computer with style and grace ... in music you made your own and carried around ... in movies about kids' toys that made grownups cry ... in a mobile phone that... Read More

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Roadhop brings social media tips to rail, bus and ship travel search

By Kevin May | October 5, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Singapore-based Roadhop, a social media-assisted travel search engine for non-air transportation. Read More

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Over-reaction or a new 1984 - Filter Bubbles and the Web of One

By Kevin May | October 3, 2011

Last week's article by Travis Pittman of TourRadar was one of the most popular of 2011 on Tnooz - but, as so often is the case, some of the comments deserve a post of their own. Read More

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The future of consumer loyalty in travel is social media

By Kevin May | September 28, 2011

Bold statement, of course. But with a string of datapoints to demonstrate, it is no wonder travel brands are urged to think of social media as more than a one-way marketing channel. Read More

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How the new Facebook will impact travel (hint: massively)

By Viewpoints | September 27, 2011

Watching the livestream of the Facebook F8 event last week, I was curious to see what "BIG" news the young billionaire Mark Zuckerberg was about to announce. Read More